Personal Computer User's Guide

Figure25.Installingtheharddiskdrive(23-inchdisplay)
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage73.
Replacingtheopticaldrive
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheopticaldrive.
Note:Theopticaldriveisavailableonlyinsomemodels.
Toreplacetheopticaldrive,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Placeasoft,cleantowelorclothonthedeskorsurface.Holdthesidesofyourcomputerandgentlylay
itdownsothatthescreenisagainstthesurfaceandthecoverisfacingup.
3.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage41.
4.Locatetheopticaldrive.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage13.
5.Presstheopticaldrivereleasebutton1towardthetopofthecomputerandthenslidetheopticaldrive
outoftheopticaldrivebay.
Chapter5.Installingorreplacinghardware49